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XLV. LEGUMINOSjE 



\ Acacia 



C. Trees or shrubs : 

 spikes. 



stipules not spinescent ; spines infra-stipular ; fl. in 



11. A. Senegal, Willd.; Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. 295. — Syn. A. rupestris, Stocks; 

 Brandis F. Fl. 184. Vern. Khor, Sind. ; Kumta, Rajputana. 



A small thorny 

 tree ; bark smooth, 

 shining; infra-stipu- 

 lar spines three, 

 stout, conical, very 

 sharp, dark brown, 

 shining, the two 

 lateral straight, the 

 third recurved. 

 Pinnse 3-5 pair ; 

 common petiole often 

 armed with minute 

 prickles; leaflets 

 8-12 pair, grey, cili- 

 ate. Fl. fragrant, 

 white, in lax pedun- 

 culate spikes ; an- 

 thers lemon-yellow. 

 Pod thin, straight, 

 pubescent when 

 young, tardily de- 

 hiscent, 3 in. long, 

 J in. broad. 



Fig. 116. — Acacia Senegal, Willd. 



Dry hills in Sind, Aravalli range. Fl. Aug.-Dec. — Tropical Africa. 



12. A. modesta, Wall. PL As. Rar. t. 130. — Syn. Mimosa dumosa, Roxb. 

 Vern. Paloz, Baluch. ; Phulai, Pb. 



A middle-sized gregarious tree, thorny, rarely unarmed. Bark rough, with 

 a multitude of irregular narrow cracks. Heart-wood dark brown with black 

 streaks. Prickles twin, infra-stipular, dark brown, shining, conical. L. pale 

 grey; common petiole 1-2 in. long; pinnse 3 pair; leaflets 3-5 pair, broad 

 ovate, or obovate, oblique. Stipules minute, deciduous. Fl. white or pale yellow, 

 sweet-scented, in lax cylindrical drooping spikes. Pod stalked, flat, indehiscent, 

 2-3 in. by i- in. 



Baluchistan. Trans-Indus, east flank of the Suleiman range up to 4,000 ft. Sub- 

 himalayan tract and outer hills, between Indus and Sutlej. Salt range and northern 

 part of the Punjab plains, as far as Saharanpur and Delhi. Fl. March-May. The 

 white-fl. S2nkes contrast with the delicate green of the young foliage, but the fl. fade 

 and the leaves soon turn an ash-grey colour. 



13. A. lenticularis, Ham. ; Brandis F. Fl. 186. Vern. Khour, Nep. 



A small tree, perfectly glabrous. Prickles twin, infra-stipular, recurved, 

 sometimes wanting. Common petiole 3-6 in. long. Pinnse 2-6 pair, leaflets 

 6-12 pair, oblong, obtuse, glaucous, 1 in. long. Spikes 3-5 in. long. Pod flat, 

 6-9 by 1-1 1 in., sutures thickened. 



Subhimalayan tract and outer hills, Kumaon to Sikkini. Rajniahel hills in Bengal. 

 Khamapur, Centr. Prov. This is A. ferruginea in Gamble List, 2nd ed. 32. 



14. A. ferruginea, DC. ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 51. Vern. Khaiger, Guzerat ; 

 Khogra, Mandevi ; Pandhra KJiair, Mar. 



A large tree, with rough, dark-coloured bark, nearly glabrous. Prickles 

 twin, infra-stipular, slightly curved. Common petiole 3-6 in. long ; pinnse 

 4-6 paii- ; leaflets 15-30 pair, grey, linear, \-h in. long. Fl. pale yellow in 



